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1 BriefTherapy Conference December 9, 2018 You Can Treat OCD ReidWilson, PhD Chapel Hill, NC, USA NoiseInYourHead.com 1 Objectives 1. Defend the importance of altering perception, as opposed to utilizing technique, to help clients with OCD 2. Describe & utilize a self-help strategy to frame the treatment protocol for OCD 3. Construct & assign behavioral experiments to test out the reliability & validity of this protocol without the use of hierarchies NoiseInYourHead.com 1

2 Video clips courtesy of Psychotherapy.net Strategic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders 3 Here comes the importance of altering perception, as opposed to utilizing technique, to help clients from Objective 1 4 NoiseInYourHead.com 2

3 Get rapport (and get it again) Get placebo Therapist Tasks Get an outcome picture Persuade them to adopt paradoxical frame of reference Collaborative paradoxical strategies Behavioral experiments 5 6 Pull them away, step-by-step, from their frame of reference (FofR) dismantle their logical system box it all up into one entity It s irrelevant It s white noise That s the Disorder talking NoiseInYourHead.com 3

4 Build a compelling new logical system Don t just explain it; install it! It s NOT that. It s THIS! Install it NOW, at the beginning of treatment Install it deeply enough that it holds over time But do all this with finesse 7 8 Your challenger OCD taught you rules so IT could win Here they are NoiseInYourHead.com 4

5 OCD Rules 1. Be careful or you might cause a horrible problem OR Be worried that you ve already caused one OCD Rules 2. If a fearful thought pops up, take it seriously This is a signal! Oh, no! What does this mean! I need to do something! This is important! NoiseInYourHead.com 5

6 OCD Rules 3. Feel absolutely certain (that you haven t caused or won t cause a problem; that you haven t made a mistake; that everyone will be safe) OCD Rules 4. Use your anxiety as a gauge: if you feel uncomfortable, then there is still Danger NoiseInYourHead.com 6

7 OCD Rules 5. Always act defensively Back away/avoid Worry/dread future Give up territory Do rituals/ compulsions When you act 100% defensively, OCD always wins You OCD 14 NoiseInYourHead.com 7

8 These are all the same! And They are NOT relevant 15 I think that spot might have been blood? Did I run someone over? If I don t undo that, something bad may happen. There s a chance I just offended God. What if I did something terrible without knowing it? This doesn t feel right. Get. Off. Content. 16 NoiseInYourHead.com 8

9 I can t handle that! I don t like it, but I can handle it 17 Humiliating self with coworkers Allowing kids to be in danger Harming family salmonella Accidentally burning house down Realizing I m bad person Running someone over Touching a child sexually Causing something horrendous A generic sense of uncertainty & distress NoiseInYourHead.com 9

10 Segment min We want to go one level up in abstraction. step out of I wash my hands to get rid of contamination then step into I do a repetitive behavior to get rid of my doubt about something that seems risky or dangerous. 19 Here comes a self-help strategy to frame the treatment protocol from Objective 2 20 NoiseInYourHead.com 10

11 21 I want this! Segment min [I stop to see if she is tracking me] This is not just exposure It s an attitude change I m asking you to want to feel contaminated, & then feel contaminated go get it, on purpose. 22 NoiseInYourHead.com 11

12 EXTERNALIZE DETACH What happens to OCD when you start saying, I m looking for opportunities to feel contaminated? It s not feeding it [meaning then my stance would not feed the OCD ] 23 What s going to happen to OCD if you say, This is exactly what I want right now? Maybe it makes the OCD uncomfortable How would you like to turn tables on OCD? That would be awesome! 24 NoiseInYourHead.com 12

13 Cross the Transaction! 25 I can handle confusion, discomfort, fear. I want this doubt. Oh it s happening. Don t respond! Step back & up. You might be a Pedophile! No! What am I feeling now? OCD delivers the invitation to transact Your expected response Did I do something wrong? Oh, no! I need to find out! automatic 26 Good. There is my obsession. I am not answering that question. IWANT to not know. I am scared! Good. I am looking for anxiety too. NoiseInYourHead.com 13

14 Could I really act on that thought? Oh, no! I need to find out! 27 automatic Good. There is my obsession. I am not answering that question. IWANT to not know. I am scared! Good. I am looking for anxiety too. Act as though 28 I want to take actions right now as though everything is OK just the way it is unfolding this is exactly what needs to be happening right now I have enough skills The content of my obsession is irrelevant NoiseInYourHead.com 14

15 Stepping Forward 29 Step 1: Create Your Strategy 1. Act as though the content is irrelevant 2. Accept the worry when it pops up 3. Seek out uncertainty 4. Seek out anxiety 5. Create rules if you need them Step 2: Generate Motivations or Commands 30 Messages of motivation Self-instructions/commands 30 NoiseInYourHead.com 15

16 Here comes behavioral experiments to test out protocol without the use of hierarchies from Objective 3 31 Segment min Ownership Put your game face on Detachment & Absorption Focus on outcome picture I want my family back So, I don t like it, but I want it! Take the hit 32 NoiseInYourHead.com 16

17 Segment min DETACHMENT & OWNERSHIP Challenging the difference between what Disorder tells her to be afraid of & what she s actually afraid of. She is just plain scared. Perfect. Therefore, we can [but don t have to] go to the highest item on Disorder s list. And why not? It s a meaningless hierarchy. She picks the dirtiest spot on the floor to touch. Ownership in the protocol! 33 Bob: Making the messages his own What s next? He s all in! 34 Let em come Give me your threats I don t care I m not playing this game You wanna go? Give it to me Let s go He s mindful - starting activity that might trigger thought NoiseInYourHead.com 17

18 Self talk: I can handle this REID! Not showing video as long as I keep that mentality, & as long as I don t back away Biggest thing: I m challenging it that mentality, with the phrases 35 not sitting on couch, doing exposure acting scared the whole time You become the aggressor [This is an aggressive sport!] - I can t hear you - If one slips through, That s a good one. Give me more.what s next? Let s go. 36 NoiseInYourHead.com 18

19 The Game 37 The only function of this game is to train you in the tactics of our strategy The APP -- Anxietychallenger.com 38 NoiseInYourHead.com 19

20 How to Score a Point Generate at least some uncertainty or distress regarding your theme 2. When you feel bothered by doubt or distress (whether before, during or after that task) Step back & acknowledge it ( Ugh.This is hard. ) (continued) 40 Sub-vocalize a message that helps you stay engaged in your chosen activity: Encourage yourself ( I can do this ) Instruct yourself ( Keep moving! ), or Talk in a cunning way to Anxiety ( Give me more, please ) 3. Then turn your attention back to your chosen task, even while you still feel uncertain & uncomfortable SCORE! NoiseInYourHead.com 20

21 NoiseInYourHead.com Free, short videos How Anxiety Uses Basic Human Nature againstyou (5 min.) WhyYou Should Step AWAY fromyourworries (5 min.) WhyYou DON T Need to Relax to Get Control (6 min.) How to Transform Fear (6 min.) NoiseInYourHead.com 21

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